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Consent Agenda Item <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />DEPARTMENT OF UTILITY SERVICES <br />7iv <br />Date: <br />To: <br />From: <br />Prepared By: <br />Subject: <br />November 17, 2015 <br />Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator <br />Vincent Burke, P.E., Director of Utility Services 11,0) <br />Arjuna Weragoda, P.E., Capital Projects Manager A(,J <br />45th Street Watermain Replacement. <br />DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITIONS: <br />On July 7, 2015 the Board of County Commissioners approved the award of Bid No. 2015040 in the <br />amount of $1,306,877.14 to Sunshine Land Design, Inc., for the 45th Street Beautification Project. The <br />subject project is administered by Public Works. Public Works is proposing to replace five (5) failing <br />culverts crossing 45th Street at various locations and to that effect have an item on today's board <br />agenda for Change Order No.1 for a total amount of $313,783.32. <br />ANALYSIS: <br />During the beautification project the watermain along 45th Street was compromised twice and at that <br />time staff became aware that the existing main was asbestos concrete (AC) and installed in 1968. <br />Given the age of the infrastructure, material type and that the existing main will be under the new <br />pavement, it is pragmatic for the Department of Utility Services to have the existing AC main replaced <br />with the current project. Furthermore, it is reasonable to have the new main (PVC/HDPE ) installed away <br />from the new roadway and landscape at this time with the same Contractor and minimize further <br />interruption of service to our customers in this area. Staff from the Department of Utility Services and <br />Public Works met with the Contractor performing the 45th Street beautification improvements and <br />discussed our intentions and requested a price.proposal. Sunshine Land Design, submitted a.price <br />proposal on November 16, 2015 for a lump sum amount of $266,301.92. In the meantime staff also <br />performed an Engineer's Opinion of probable cost utilizing the current labor contract pricing which <br />resulted in $264,699. Given that the cost difference is minimal, staff feels awarding the subject work to <br />Sunshine Land Design will minimize logistic issues and any further delays to the beautification project by <br />having the same contractor perform the current and additional work. <br />FUNDING: <br />Funding for the 45th Street Watermain Replacement project is available in the Capital account in the <br />Operating Fund. The Operating fund budget is derived from water and sewer revenues. <br />88 <br />